New to bread machine baking

[Alpedhuez55]

I got a bread machine last month. I am having more fun with it than I expected. I have made white, wheat, raisin breads and a surprising good batch of home made bagels from a very simple recipe on the King Artur site. I even have a sourdough starter ready to go out. I am going to attempt some crusty dinner rolls to have with my beef stew tomorrow.

Right now I am experimenting with my own recipe for a cinnamon wheat raisin bread. I have done a couple of loaves with just bread flour for that came out good, I just up the cinnamon from a teaspoon to a tablespoon. I need to grind up sticks instead of using the ground though. I could also make it in dough mode, roll in a cinnamon sugar swirl and cook it in the oven.

Anyone else using one of these?

[macsauce13]

Bought one for my Dad for Christmas. It makes UNREAL yeast rolls. Which model do you have? I bought this one:

http://www.amazon.com/T-fal-OW500500.../dp/B001BQZDA4

[Alpedhuez55]

Originally Posted by macsauce13

Bought one for my Dad for Christmas. It makes UNREAL yeast rolls. Which model do you have? I bought this one:

http://www.amazon.com/T-fal-OW500500.../dp/B001BQZDA4

I bought this Oster one:

http://www.amazon.com/Oster-CKSTBRTW...ef=pd_sbs_k_14

There are a bunch of settings and at $60, it offers a lot of bang for the buck.

I know the bagels I made were bagel shop quality and they were my first attempt.

[dwoodward]

Good god... 100+ dollars for bread? You guys must really like your bagels lol...

[Alpedhuez55]

Originally Posted by dwoodward

Good god... 100+ dollars for bread? You guys must really like your bagels lol...

I have about a grand worth of coffee equipment in my kitchen (Grinders, espresso machine, roasters, brewers). It eventually paid for itself when you consider the cheaper coffee prices, especially if you order out.

I have had the bread machine for about a month. It was cheaper than a cheap stand mixer and is more or less idiot proof. Everything I have made with it has been fantastic.

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by dwoodward

Good god... 100+ dollars for bread? You guys must really like your bagels lol...

No.....$100 for a bread machine.

"You spent $20,000 for a ride to work? Good God."

[macsauce13]

You've never tasted this stuff man. And it's $100+ dollars for years of bread. Delicious, gooey, homemade bread.

[hazydat620]

I have very fond memories of waking up for school to the smell of fresh baked bread in the machine. It is still the best tasting bread I have had yet, hands down. Nothing like a sandwich with two thick sliced pieces.I remember my mom making a apricot bread that was awesome, I'll try to dig it out for yah. My mom raised three boys in their high school years and a husband in the construction trades on that bread machine, It paid for itself a thousand times over, not to mention It's now mine!

[smitty81]

I miss my bread machine. I think the heating element gave out on it as the bread seemed to be not done. I used recipes I have used before and it still didn't turn out. Maybe time to get another one. Nothing better than fresh bread.

[the nub]

buddy of mine wasn't using his so he gave it to me because it had a setting for making pizza dough. I'm not a bread fan- the last time I bought a loaf was roughly 15 years ago. I tell you, even though it's a cheap machine, fresh bread is tough to beat. I eat the entire loaf the day I make it and would eat more if the machine made bigger batches.

[smitty81]

Originally Posted by the nub

buddy of mine wasn't using his so he gave it to me because it had a setting for making pizza dough. I'm not a bread fan- the last time I bought a loaf was roughly 15 years ago. I tell you, even though it's a cheap machine, fresh bread is tough to beat. I eat the entire loaf the day I make it and would eat more if the machine made bigger batches.

Lol. I'm on a diet, id hate to know how many carbs are in a whole loaf. I could eat the whole loaf too!